Ven + Rise; I don't think life is quite that simple

[restardom]

[ Okay.

Okay.

Rise's encountered a lot in this past year. Kidnapping, yes. Being thrown into a TV, yes. Being forced to face herself as a... well, a stripper and then having to immediately throw herself into a fight against a black hole of a bear, to say nothing of trying to hunt down a killer and--

It's. Been. A lot. And she'd like to think that she's grown stronger for it, that very few things will surprise her anymore. But right now, as she peers out a window of a stupidly tall tower, Rise can honestly admit she's (unhappily) surprised by how she'd gone from home to-- this. There's also an oddly massive amount of brown hair at her feet and shards of what look like a mirror, but nothing else that looks remotely helpful when it comes to dealing with one heck of a drop.

When she focuses, she can feel her Persona, just underneath her skin, comforting. Right. If there's no one else around, maybe she can use Kanzeon to find a viable exit, but for now, Rise braces her hands on the ledge of the window and leans out. ]

Hello?!

Anybody?????

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[restardom]

[ No, in the realm of things truly weird, Rise could honestly say that being kidnapped at the front door and flung into a television to plummet into a world filled with fog and other nasties was much worse. But she'd grown used to being able to enter a television now, the screen parting beneath her hand as though it was made of water and not glass.

... There's a thought to file away for later, in case televisions also exist here. Maybe that's something she can try. For now, she shifts in place a little sheepishly. ]

Not... that weird, just a little weird. It's fine, I'll get used to it.

[ And she's not sure what to think about the glider yet, and has no idea what on earth a Gummiship is, so. Magical swirling portal of light it is. ]

[salvagedlight]

[Ven's going to give her another encouraging smile (he seems to be partially made of those) as he summons his Keyblade again, but does not immediately summon the portal.]

Don't worry - it's pure light, which means it can't hurt you. You've got too much light in your heart for most things to hurt you, except physically, and that can happen to anyone. If you relax, it'll probably feel warm and comfortable.

[At least, it felt that way to him. He had to have been somewhere before he could place a portal, which was why he'd flown to Corona, but truthfully he does favor them for reasons beyond saving time. Maybe it's just because of his nature, but Light Portals really are something that feels good to him, and he's pretty sure Rise is close enough to pure that she should feel something of that. But he's not exactly a scientist. For the moment, though, he summons a portal exactly like the first, which will lead them to the Usual Spot in Twilight Town, a good place to put one since he has to try and not break the world order. From there, it won't be hard to find Xion, especially with the Gummiphone (and he can punch Lea in the shoulder for deliberately misinterpreting what Ven meant when he'd texted "Guys I found a girl" earlier). He also offers a hand again, since maybe it'll be more comforting for her to go through actually touching someone and being reassured of the rest of the world still existing.]

Ready?

[restardom]

H-huh? How did you-- [ It's a little too on-the-nose, a little too matter-of-fact, for Rise to simply overlook the fact that Ven seemingly knows about the state of her heart. Had he somehow picked up on that while he was doing that hunting for monsters thing? More and more, it reminds her of her own support abilities, and she can't help but wonder what he'd appear like to her if she summoned her Persona.

That's a thought for later, though, and she gives her head a quick shake to dismiss her own curiosity. Ven's got her pegged for what she finds comforting, at least, though he's no leader to latch onto. Instead, Rise reaches out to grasp his hand, looking ahead at the portal-- and then, almost stubbornly, to maybe prove that yes, she's a big girl, she can handle it, she's the one to take the first few steps forward and into the light, not pausing until they've emerged into a town bathed in sunset. ]